HP PCL/PJL reference - PCL 5 Comparison Guide

1-6 Printer Features ENWW
Table 1-1A. PCL 5 Feature Support Matrix
FUNCTION COMMAND III IIID IIISi IIIP
4
4M
4Si
4Si Mx 4L
4ML
4P
4 MP 4PJ
4 Plus
4M Plus
4V
4 MV
MISCELLANEOUS
Configuration (AppleTalk) ?&b#W[data] ns ns ns ns ✓✓ns ✓ ns ✓✓
JOB CONTROL
Universal Exit/Start of PJL
(UEL)
?%–12345X ns ns ✓ ns ✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓
Reset ?E ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Number of Copies ?&l#X ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Simplex/Duplex Print ?&l#S ns ✓✓ns ns ✓ ns ns ns ✓
1
ns
Left (Long-Edge) Offset
Registration
?&l#U ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Top (Short-Edge) Offset
Registration
?&l#Z ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Unit Of Measure ?&u#D ns ns ns ns ✓✓✓✓✓ ✓ ✓
Mechanical Print Quality ?*o#Q ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
Media Type ?&l#M ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
Negative Motion ?&a#N ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
Self-Test ?z ✓✓ ✓ ✓✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Paper Type ?&n5WdBond ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n6WdPlain ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n6WdColor ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n7WdLabels ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n9WdRecycled ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n11WdLetterhead ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n10WdCardstock ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n11WdPrepunched ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n11WdPreprinted ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n13WdTransparency ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
?&n#WdCustomType
2
ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns ns
✓ Indicates a command is supported. ns - Indicates a command is not supported.
1
Supported if duplex option is installed.
2
For custom paper, replace “CustomType” with the name of the paper, and replace “#” with the number of characters in the name, plus 1.